Absalom Jones Celebration at St. Augustine’s, Kansas City
Two-minute read. Photographs of the Absalom Jones Celebration at St. Augustine’s, Kansas City.
Evangelism Workshop – Kansas City
Five-minute read. Photographs of the Evangelism Workshop at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Bishop Kemper School for Ministry and Nazarene Theological Seminary Enter into Articulation Agreement
Five-minute read. Bishop Kemper School for Ministry has formally entered an Agreement of Cooperation with Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bishop Spencer Place Joins Saint Luke’s Health System
Two-minute read. Formalizing a 21-year affiliation, Bishop Spencer Place is now officially part of Saint Luke’s Health System.
St. Matthew’s, Ozark
St. Matthew’s, Ozark was admitted into the diocese at the 125th Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri on November 8, 2014.
125th Convention of the Diocese of West Missouri
The 125th Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri was held Nov 7-8, 2014 in Springfield, Missouri.
St. Mark’s, Kimberling City
St. Mark’s, Kimberling City.
Church of the Ascension, Springfield
Church of the Ascension was located at 905 W Katella Lane, Springfield, MO. The vicar was Charles B. Doan. The church closed on February 10, 2012.
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Blue Springs
Church of the Resurrection was organized in 1964 and admitted in 1994.
St. Stephen’s, Monett
St. Stephen’s, Monett.
St. Philip’s, Trenton
St. Philip’s, Trenton.
St. Paul’s, Westport, Kansas City
St. Paul’s, Westport, Kansas City.
St. Oswald’s in the Fields, Skidmore
St. Oswald’s in the Fields, Skidmore. Opened for public services October 30, 1892.
St. George’s, Kansas City
St. George’s, Kansas City.
The Rt. Rev. Edward Robert Atwill
Edward Robert Atwill is elected the first Bishop of the diocese. Bishop Atwill served from 1890 to 1911.
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Mountain Grove
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Mountain Grove.
General Convention of The Episcopal Church approves the splitting of the Diocese of Missouri
On October 7, the 5th day of the General Convention, the House of Deputies adopted a resolution supporting the split of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. The motion was referred by the House of Bishops to the Committee on the Admission of New Dioceses, and the bishops replied with a counter resolution requesting more time. … After various resolutions were suggested and rejected, on October 15, 1889, the House of Bishops finally approved the majority resolution from the Committee on the Admission of New Dioceses, and the resolution to split the Diocese of Missouri was approved.
The 50th Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
In May, 1889, the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri approved a resolution to divide itself, which was ratified after extended debate by the 36th General Convention of The Episcopal Church on October 15 of that year.
St. John’s, Neosho
The Rev. Robert Shaw Locke was the first priest. St. John’s Episcopal Church was established in June of 1889. The church was built in 1892 on a lot that cost $25.00. It is the oldest standing church in constant use as a church in Neosho, Missouri.
St. Mark’s, Kansas City
St. Mark’s was one of the first churches established in western Missouri under Bishop Daniel Tuttle. It was formed in 1889. The Rev. John K. Dunn was its first priest. St. Mark’s closed in 1932.
